Re: Trying to get obscure game working

Posted on Today, 04:31

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by cyclone3d

in DOSBox Games/Apps

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Which is why I went and found it myself so I can test. One other question for cegordon57 - Did you try using the official patch fore this game? Who knows what it fixed unless somebody has the original patch notes. Here is the patch - looks like you just replace the original executable: Filename …

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Re: Trying to get obscure game working

Posted on Today, 04:13

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by cyclone3d

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

The real question is... does it work properly on a real system? If so, then there is probably some bug in DOSBOX that is keeping it from working. I would be willing to try it out on real hardware. I found a CD image I can use for testing. Do you have any info on the system requirements and what it …

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Re: Should I buy a MT-32 'old' today?

Posted on Today, 03:16

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Try being from, say, New Zealand. Nobody offers a shipping option to here. So if I want an MT-32, the only option in the world is literally a tiny handful of ebay listings which offer worldwide shipping. My current options including shipping and import duties are: USD $502 , $ 509 , and $ 605 . …

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Re: A high end Multi Core (775 or AM3+) Windows XP build

Posted on Today, 00:29

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Why not just go with XP x64? Pretty much all the driver issues x64 had when it was first released were eventually taken care of. I ran XP x64 when it was the current MS OS and never really had issues with game compatibility... and there are a few games that have x64 versions from that era.

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on Yesterday, 10:38

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ok. I'll experiment with my C1X soon. I had it stored for along time and the matte film on the lcd started separating. I removed it months ago but never cut to size or installed the matte screen protector I ordered. Might be a few days before I can mess with it.

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Re: Printer spooler jams in windows had not fixed for decades. Come on, Microsoft!

Posted on Yesterday, 03:34

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by cyclone3d

in Milliways

in Milliways

Oh yeah... Another thing I hate about the HP scanner drivers. Up until this last update on Windows 10, HP scanners would always cut off about 1/4" on two sides of the page when scanning a full page. Even when scanning a smaller paper and telling it to crop it, I would have to leave an extra wide …

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on Yesterday, 03:25

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Install the chipset drivers and then updates.

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on Yesterday, 00:20

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Are you using 98 or 98SE? Have you installed the updates for Windows? The 2004 Microsoft update CD which has all the updates for 98SE and probably earlier 9x is available on vogonsdrivers: http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=873&menustate=56,0 Do you have the chipset drivers installed? I can …

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Re: Does anybody know this Jazz16 Soundcard? (Maybe a need help with repair thread too)

Posted on 2021-03-03, 23:45

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

It is a genuine Media Vision Jazz16 card with the LMSI CD-ROM interface. The part number is the FCC ID. Just a less common version of the card. Most likely is came in a kit with a CD-ROM drive. Edit: C1 (The red one) looks suspect. I don't see any other physical damage except for the electrolytic …

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Re: Have you desolder things from trash boards to fix things

Posted on 2021-03-03, 07:33

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I scavenge parts off of dead boards. Sometimes it is not until I need a part. Other times it is when I am scrapping dead boards and I scavenge everything I thing I would possibly need off of them. A hot air workstation is great for removing all the surface mount items in short order.

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on 2021-03-03, 07:25

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The 440 line is supported by the default setupds. You can also download the AOPEN ymf744L-II driver CD as well as an updated driver pack from vogonsdrivers.com Note that the updated driver pack seems to credit me with ymfirq which is incorrect as I had nothing to do with the creation of it. http:// …

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on 2021-03-03, 05:42

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I also have the latest setupds in the link in my sig. The 16-bit sound is not sound blaster 16. It is the native Yamaha 16-bit sound. Surprised it is not working in setupds. It should work no matter what.

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Re: Quality HD 3.5" floppy disks?

Posted on 2021-03-03, 04:10

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Get a Gotek drive. Then you can just keep a regular USB floppy drive around for when you need to make images. I've got a huge number of HD floppy disks and only ever get them when I find them for really cheap at the thrift store or when I get them for free. Even brand new, they are getting to be …

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Re: Trouble with Ymf7x4 vxd drivers and Vaio Picturebook

Posted on 2021-03-03, 03:50

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hmmm.. have you tried initializing it in DOS (autoexec.bat) before booting into Windows. I don't remember if I have ever tried the Windows drivers without first initializing in DOS first. To initialize, you will need to run Setupds /S Then you can run Setupds to configure the card and save the …

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Re: A high end Multi Core (775 or AM3+) Windows XP build

Posted on 2021-03-02, 23:43

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Not sure about the MSI board. Look up some reviews and also search for overclocking for that board. AM3+ really will be better in the end though. As far as DDR3, on LGA775, from what I could find when I was looking is that it isn't going to be much different and may actually end up being slower …

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Re: A high end Multi Core (775 or AM3+) Windows XP build

Posted on 2021-03-02, 21:58

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Gigabyte boards were cheaper to buy than Asus back then. That line was also some of the best overclocking boards of the time as well. ASUS is fine if you can find a good working one. They just have absolutely horrid customer/warranty support in the USA.

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Re: Printer spooler jams in windows had not fixed for decades. Come on, Microsoft!

Posted on 2021-03-02, 21:56

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by cyclone3d

in Milliways

in Milliways

What's the model number? I had a Dell laser printer that was a rebadged Lexmark for about 5 years that I had picked up at a thrift store for $7. Used it until it started having problems.

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Re: A high end Multi Core (775 or AM3+) Windows XP build

Posted on 2021-03-02, 21:42

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Gigabyte EP45-whatever boards rock for overclocking. Back when my main system had a Q6600, I was running my EP45-UD3P at 480 fsb because that was the highest I could get my DDR-1066 to be completely stable on that board and was also right at the max of stability for the CPU. Once you get the fsb …

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Re: Printer spooler jams in windows had not fixed for decades. Come on, Microsoft!

Posted on 2021-03-02, 17:47

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by cyclone3d

in Milliways

in Milliways

HP is notoriously bad for not updating drivers. So is Konica. That being said, I've only used laser printers for the past 15+ years since inkjet ink is so expensive and the ink dries up. Right now I am using an HP I bought for work probably 8 years ago ( M475dn ) but I have a Brother that I will be …

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Re: Printer spooler jams in windows had not fixed for decades. Come on, Microsoft!

Posted on 2021-03-02, 04:09

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by cyclone3d

in Milliways

in Milliways

Usually this is because 1. Corrupt print job 2. Buggy printer drivers 3. Printer with not enough RAM to handle the print job. 4. Trying to print a web page... See number 2.

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